Comments on: The Mommy Panel – Taking Away Paci! https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/ easy recipes for tired moms Fri, 02 Mar 2018 01:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Laura https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:46:22 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3026 In reply to April S..

I wished my little guy didn't like them if they weren't springy. He suck on the darn things if half the end was missing. Thank goodness that's all behind us now.

]]> By: folkhaven https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:28:36 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3024 My son would never take one so we haven't gone through this, but I read an account on another blog once where the mother took her boys to Build-A-Bear and they sewed their binkies inside of their new bears to transition away from the habit. I think there were still some tears involved when the bears didn't open back up at bedtime though.

]]> By: Meredith https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:16:26 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3022 Love these tips! I think after this round of teething is over, I may just try to have little man quit cold turkey. Thanks mommies!!

]]> By: April S. https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3017 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:17:53 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3017 Around 2 is a good time because they are old enough to understand a little more and “want” to be big kids. At age 1 she only got it for bedtime & if she asked we said they were only for sleeping & she didn't need that. My daughter really did not like them if they weren't “springy” so we ended up poking holes in them and she would find they were flat and tell us they were yucky so we told her she needed to throw them away. She proceeded to find every one in the house and decided they were all yucky and she was a big girl and didn't need those. Whenever she saw one after that she looked at it wistfully and then looked at us and said “those are for babies” end of discussion. My son was similar – he only got it at bedtime or when he was really upset. We started talking about it weeks before his 2nd birthday and when we came home from his birthday trip we let him pick out a new stuffed animal to sleep with and had him throw them all away because he was 2 and a big boy and only babies need those. He never really asked for it after that because he knows his sissy doesn't have one and he wants to do everything like her. I try to make sure my kids understand the “why” of things because I find its less traumatic and they go along with it better. If they are too young to understand then I question if I am doing it for my benefit or theirs.

]]> By: PMc https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3013 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:47:00 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3013 I agree with Missy. The earlier you do it the better. They'll forget about it quicker at 6 months old than a year.

]]> By: Dalayna Dillon https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:05:05 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3012 Hi there! Now following from the life of a not so ordinary wife's sponsor giveaway. Thanks for sponsoring!
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]]> By: Daniela https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3009 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:58:24 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3009 had a hard time with my second child…but she threw it away right before her second birthday! long story…all I can say, it was hard!

]]> By: MiMi https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3006 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:57:11 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3006 My little boogers wouldn't take a paci and wouldn't suck their thumbs. And trust me, I wanted them to! LOL

]]> By: Angela https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3004 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:28:31 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3004 Neither one of my kids took a paci but, I'm sure this is really helpful for some Mommas! That would be a hard thing to deal with!

]]> By: Laura https://mommakesdinner.com/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci/comment-page-1/#comment-3003 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:46:08 +0000 http://mommakesdinner.com/2012/07/the-mommy-panel-taking-away-paci.html#comment-3003 My now 7 year old HAD to have his paci to sleep until he was about 4 and a half. At the age of 2 we said no paci except at bedtime and that worked reasonably well. There were a couple of odd occasions that he'd end up with one when he was upset (like when he had to have blood drawn after a very very long day bouncing around between doctors). We tried several times to take it away, and sometimes we'd be successful for several days, but then he'd have two or three days in a row that he'd be awake still crying for his paci hours and hours past bedtime. I gave in each time and gave it back because to me, a good night's sleep is more important. Perhaps part of his dependence on the paci was his Sensory Processing Disorder. He's always been an extraordinarily orally sensitive kid. But then one day at Tae Kwon Do lessons, he decided to play Superman off my lap and landed teeth first on the floor. He knocked both of his front teeth so loose we thought he was going to lose them. And he was in so much pain, he could barely put anything in his mouth. He tried to use his paci the first couple nights and cried in pain. So I took it away and never gave it back. About six months after, he said to me “You know I never wanted to give up my paci for good.” I told him I knew, but he was a big boy and he didn't need it anymore. I don't think he fully agreed with me, but he let it go and never mentioned it again.

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